Comments on: The long tail of blogging http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Freelancing in the Digital Age Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1403 Michelle Rafter Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:35:08 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-1403 Kerry: If you do an ebook, please let me know how it goes. Maybe you could do a guest post. MVR Kerry: If you do an ebook, please let me know how it goes. Maybe you could do a guest post.

MVR

]]> By: Kerry Dexter http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1402 Kerry Dexter Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:29:07 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-1402 I have indeed noticed that people read older posts -- of the top twenty with most traffic usually half are older pieces (I've been blogging for three years now, http://musicroad.blogsot.com). One way I have both addressed this interest from readers and increased it is about a year ago I started adding a 'you might also like to see' section to posts, hand selected stuff that I thought relevant. I like the idea of using posts as sources for ebook/book proposals. There's a project I've been thinking I should gather material to pitch -- and perhaps I have good bit of it already written. with readership, too. thanks for the idea, Michelle. I have indeed noticed that people read older posts — of the top twenty with most traffic usually half are older pieces (I’ve been blogging for three years now, http://musicroad.blogsot.com). One way I have both addressed this interest from readers and increased it is about a year ago I started adding a ‘you might also like to see’ section to posts, hand selected stuff that I thought relevant.

I like the idea of using posts as sources for ebook/book proposals. There’s a project I’ve been thinking I should gather material to pitch — and perhaps I have good bit of it already written. with readership, too. thanks for the idea, Michelle.

]]> By: leahingram http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 leahingram Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:19:56 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-1401 Love your idea, too! I think I'm going to start prewriting some post for my vacation in July. Leah Love your idea, too!

I think I’m going to start prewriting some post for my vacation in July.

Leah

]]> By: Michelle Rafter http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/comment-page-/#comment-1400 Michelle Rafter Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:28:02 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-1400 Great suggestion about running "Best Ever.." or "Best of..." compilations. I've done that too to cover myself during vacations. Something else to consider: a "Best Overlooked..." compilation, a group of old blog posts that you thought were really good but didn't get the readership you think they desired. I saw that on <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/" rel="nofollow">ReadWriteWeb</a> a while back and think I'll borrow when I take summer vacation in a few months. MVR Great suggestion about running “Best Ever..” or “Best of…” compilations. I’ve done that too to cover myself during vacations. Something else to consider: a “Best Overlooked…” compilation, a group of old blog posts that you thought were really good but didn’t get the readership you think they desired. I saw that on ReadWriteWeb a while back and think I’ll borrow when I take summer vacation in a few months.

MVR

]]> By: leahingram http://michellerafter.com/2009/06/03/the-long-tail-of-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 leahingram Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:28:29 +0000 http://michellerafter.wordpress.com/?p=195#comment-1399 Interesting way of looking at popular posts. I guess another suggestion would be that, based on post popularity, you can do a "best of" post one day when you can't think of what to write. Last year when I was going to be away for an extended period of time, I did a series of "Best Week Ever" posts that recapped my popular posts. Here's the intro to that series: http://suddenlyfrugal.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/best-blog-week-ever/ You've inspired me to revisit that idea. Thanks. Leah Interesting way of looking at popular posts. I guess another suggestion would be that, based on post popularity, you can do a “best of” post one day when you can’t think of what to write.

Last year when I was going to be away for an extended period of time, I did a series of “Best Week Ever” posts that recapped my popular posts. Here’s the intro to that series: http://suddenlyfrugal.wordpress.com/2008/08/17/best-blog-week-ever/

You’ve inspired me to revisit that idea. Thanks.

Leah

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